With college students becoming one of the larger audiences for online poker, more and more online poker sites are looking for ways to tap this target group. One such offering is the College Poker Championship, which is currently running its second annual event. The tournament will crown one player the best college Texas Hold'em player in the world after eight weeks of online competitions. Total prize pool is $135,000.

Every week, the College Poker Championship doles out $500 in scholarships. Since this year's competition began, $14,500 in scholarship money has been dished out. But these prizes are just interim treats leading up to the grand prize of a $41,000 scholarship, which will go to the tournament's final champion.

College students from around the world can register to compete in the No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament for free. The tournament is also available to students enrolled at community colleges as well as to graduate students. The final tournament is scheduled to be played online on May 22, 2005. More information is available at the College Poker Championship's official site, www.collegepokerchampionship.com.

Source:  Poker777 Staff

Sunday, 20 March 2005